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Post by Chema on May 28, 2020 6:42:40 GMT -5
Finished Sly 1. Overall, a good time. I hated the forced minigames and many one hit kills, but they weren't enough to ruin the experience. I would give the game a 7/10.
I started the sequel, Band of Thieves, this morning. I've only played one hour so far and I am already amazed by how much of an improvement it is.
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Post by Ex on May 28, 2020 9:31:39 GMT -5
Mickey Mania done. My opinion is... meh. It looks gorgeous I remember reading about Mickey Mania in magazines at its time of release. I specifically remember the graphics being praised. Many years later I emulated it, and yes those graphics are nice. But I could tell early on the gameplay wasn't nearly as polished as the visuals. It's a shame, could have been a true classic, instead of just looking like a classic. I didn't finish it. Finished Sly 1. Overall, a good time. I hated the forced minigames and many one hit kills, but they weren't enough to ruin the experience. I would give the game a 7/10. I started the sequel, Band of Thieves, this morning. I've only played one hour so far and I am already amazed by how much of an improvement it is. Good to see that despite having to work so hard on your thesis, you still made a little time for gaming. I hope the Sly sequel proves a fulfilling experience for you. Although the Sly series isn't for me personally, it's cool to see many years later it is still making people happy.
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Post by Sarge on May 28, 2020 12:52:35 GMT -5
Well, that's quite the difference. I booted up the SNES version of Mickey Mania on the ol' CRT, and things are much more responsive. I'm thinking I should have done what I did for Sword of Vermilion and emulated in RetroArch with runahead enabled. I don't think it's really enough to change my opinion on the game - too many cheap shots and whatnot, but it does feel significantly better to play without the additive lag of Kega Fusion + V-Sync + my HDTV.
EDIT: Or it could be that I was running the PAL version. Whoops.
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Post by anayo on May 28, 2020 14:01:29 GMT -5
Finished Sly 1. Overall, a good time. I hated the forced minigames and many one hit kills, but they weren't enough to ruin the experience. I would give the game a 7/10. I started the sequel, Band of Thieves, this morning. I've only played one hour so far and I am already amazed by how much of an improvement it is. I was low-key jealous of PS2 owners when Sly 1 came out. I have it now, but when I look at the screenshots on the back of the box the character models don't seem to have aged well, even by PS2 standards. I agree that they did seem to get much nicer looking in later iterations. I wonder if there are retro video game console emulators which use modern variable refresh rate tech such as freesync or g-sync to make v-sync unnecessary?
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Post by Sarge on May 28, 2020 14:10:36 GMT -5
No idea, honestly, but it wouldn't surprise me with how complex RetroArch has gotten and how many knobs there are to turn.
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Post by anayo on May 28, 2020 15:59:41 GMT -5
1) Quake 2a) Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (human campaign) 3) Blood 4a) Mechwarrior 2 Pentium Edition: Jade Falcon Campaign 4b) Mechwarrior 2 Pentium Edition: Wolf Clan Campain 5) Shadow Warrior 6) Mechwarrior 2: Ghost Bear's Legacy 7) Doom 2 8) Lego Island 2b) Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (orc campaign) 9) Road Rash 10) Toy Story Animated Storybook 11) Half Life: Opposing Force 12) Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries 13) Quake II 14) A.D.A.M. The Inside Story 15) Commander Keen Episode One: Marooned on Mars 16) Commander Keen Episode Two: The Earth Explodes
Commander Keen Episode Two didn't make a great first impression. I wasn't sure what I was supposed to do at first. Commander Keen is supposed to navigate a Super Mario 3-esque overworld map to enter stages on an alien mothership, finding and destroying alien death rays aimed at cities. The developers must have had a sick sense of humor because it's possible to flip a switch on these death rays, firing them and destroying the targeted city. The correct way to destroy the death rays is to shoot the dome on top. It took me a while to figure this out. I also expected to have to find my pogo stick like I did in episode one, but in episode two, for some reason it's available right away. I wasted some time searching for this power up and avoiding areas requiring the pogo stick, thinking this was some metroid-vania "come back later with the right item" scenario when that wasn't actually the case at all.
Other than that, this was a pleasant and enjoyable. I think the only changes are two or three new enemies and some new scenery, so it's basically more of the same, but it's the same of something good so I really have nothing to complain about. I'm glad I took the time to dust this off from my Steam library and beat it.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2020 21:59:16 GMT -5
It's a pretty standard NES platformer, but it feels pretty solid to control and doesn't overstay its welcome. If you like B-tier platformers from that era, it's worth a go. I'd put it in the same bucket as something like Felix the Cat, or the various Taito licensed games ( Flintstones, The Jetsons). Going to move this conversation to here. Although I didn't play them for very long, I did not care for either Flinstones (Rescue, never played Surprise) or Jetsons. I always thought Felix was the much better game and I can see the comparison between it and Wacky Races more than the other two. Maybe I should look into getting it? As a side note, I only recently finally, at last!, played Rockin Kats in an emulator. I do think I enjoy these middle tier platformers. I think NES does them best, too. I'd go for getting Felix and Rockin Kats, but apparently cat games (and 90s NES platformers) are insanely expensive to buy.
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Post by Sarge on May 29, 2020 22:02:18 GMT -5
@opwuaioc: Yeah, I just meant in terms of quality at least in my book. I like the Flintstones games pretty decently, probably 6.5/10 for me. If you like Felix, though, yeah, I'd definitely give it some run.
Rockin' Kats always looked really awesome in Nintendo Power, but once I finally got to play it, I was a little disappointed in how rough around the edges it was in some ways. Still a good B-tier platformer on the system, though! It honestly wouldn't surprise me if I've played through anything resembling competent on the platforming front...
...wait a sec, maybe not. I've always heard that M.C. Kids was quite good. Ever give that one a go?
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2020 22:25:09 GMT -5
@opwuaioc : Yeah, I just meant in terms of quality at least in my book. I like the Flintstones games pretty decently, probably 6.5/10 for me. If you like Felix, though, yeah, I'd definitely give it some run. Rockin' Kats always looked really awesome in Nintendo Power, but once I finally got to play it, I was a little disappointed in how rough around the edges it was in some ways. Still a good B-tier platformer on the system, though! It honestly wouldn't surprise me if I've played through anything resembling competent on the platforming front... ...wait a sec, maybe not. I've always heard that M.C. Kids was quite good. Ever give that one a go?
Ha, I always heard the exact opposite about "McKids," but maybe that's all from AVGN. Either way, never played it. It looked way too derivative for me and I always heard the controls were terrible, which is a big thing for me.
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Post by Sarge on May 30, 2020 18:45:05 GMT -5
Uh, if it counts, that's another replay of Monster In My Pocket done. I always goof up the final stage once before finishing, just how it always seems to go. I'd like to beat it without continuing, and I'm sure I could if I'd go in right now and made another run. But... low priority. Definitely one of my favorite hidden gems on the NES. Very much an old-school arcade feel, in my opinion, and surprisingly replayable over the years. I miss old Konami.
EDIT: In retrospect, nah, I wouldn't put this in the mascot platformer bucket. It is based on a toy line, though, and a short-lived comic series.
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